System configuration: English CLI through console port for local or remote Telnet or SNMP v3 access. Plain ASCII text configuration files enable faster setup of multiple similar systems. RMON and SMON support

System maintenance: status indicators for the module and each interface, hardware watchdog to protect against system software failure, hierarchical user authority, operation log and online help functions, alarm level management and alarm filtering functions, query of system status. Debugging and tracing functions provide real-time monitoring of system operational status